A recent paper in PLoS one [1] suggests that less than 1% of the globally active scientific community accounts for about 42% of all research output (measure = scientific publications; observation period = 1996-2011). If only high-impact papers are considered, a core...

A recent publication by Battelle provides a global overview and forecast of R&D spending as well as related challenges and drivers of success. What follows is a summary of key messages (text and figures), extracted from the Battelle report (2014 Global R&D...